Sunday, December 6, 2009

I consider myself a pretty savvy shopper. I clip coupons, I load ecoupons to my grocery savings club cards, and I watch for sales to pair with my coupons. I save alot of money doing this - anywhere from 20%-50% but usually around 30-40%, and that's HUGE for a single mom on a strict budget!

I typically don't shop at wholesale clubs because there's only three of us in our family and it just seems like everything costs more at the warehouse clubs.

But, MyBlogSpark invited me to test out BJ's wholesale club with a free 60-day trial, some coupons, and a $25 gift certificate.

I printed out my FREE 60-day pass to BJ's, clipped the coupons that I had received, got my $25 Gift card ready, and off we went to our local BJ's, which is about 8 miles from where I live.

I was able to get $45 worth of groceries for $25 and some change. I was shocked, but very excited! I can usually save like this at a grocery store, but I never thought I would at a warehouse club! I'm thinking about joining BJ's! I already knew they had great deals on TVs, and my boss goes there sometimes to get paper towels, trash bags, and other items for the office, so it could be beneficial to us to shop there more often, at least once a month!

GIVEAWAY

One of you will win a $25 Gift Card to BJ's. To enter, tell me how much you think you would be able to save at BJ's? (Check out BJ's current printable coupons and try to use that as a baseline.) (Required entry)

Fine Print:This giveaway will end at midnight on 12/20/09. The winner will be announced here at A Simple Kinda Life and will be emailed. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or they will forfeit their prize.

Thanks for entering and Good Luck!

Disclaimer:BJ´s Wholesale Club and General Mills provided me with the free trial membership, gift card, coupons and information through MyBlogSpark. The opinions expressed above are solely my own and yours may differ. Receiving a product will NEVER influence what I write in any review.

I would use the Poland Spring water coupon for $3 off and the $2 off any Oscar Mayer Bacon, and I'm sure I would save more than that, so I would guess $20 off my normal shopping at a regular grocery store. Thanks!

I think I could save $5-$15 per shop. (We are very frugal, so each grocery bill is usually $50 and under!) The $2 off Peanuts would be nice, as would the $2 off Tresemme shampoo and $1.50 off Mrs. Dash. We use a ton of the latter. That's $5.50 right there!

Since I'm on disability, I usually go shopping for the major stuff once a month, and I stock up on non-perishables. Shopping in bulk would be an even better way to save money, and every penny I can save helps.